Anticipating Extortion In Bridge Locations Damaged By Floods, The Regent Of Kupang Asked The Police To Intervene

The Regent of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Korinus Masneno (ANTARA)

KUPANG - The Regent of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, asked the Police to carry out surveillance and monitoring at the bridge site which was damaged by the flood. This step is to anticipate illegal levies carried out by certain elements with the excuse of helping to cross residents when crossing the disaster site. "We ask the Police at the Kupang Police to help carry out monitoring at flood locations so that no residents withdraw levies to help cross residents at flood locations," said Kupang Regent Korinus Masneno in Kupang, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, January 3. During disaster situations, irresponsible people usually appear to attract fees from residents who want to cross the location by asking for a number of payments from residents who want to pass. "In a disaster situation like this, there must be empathy from every citizen to help each other and not to make burdensome levies. If given voluntarily there is no problem but if there is coercion it can become a problem," said Korinus Masneno. Thus, he hopes that the Police in Kupang Regency will place members on bridges that have been damaged due to flooding so that residents can pass safely and comfortably. Meanwhile, Kupang Police Chief AKBP FX Irwan Arianto said the police must provide security at every flood location in Kupang Regency so that residents can pass safely on bridges that collapsed due to flooding. "Police officers are always at the disaster site to help residents cross the damaged bridge site, such as on the Oelatimo bridge. When the bridge collapsed, members of the Police who helped cross the residents, including mothers who were about to give birth, were assisted by working together to cross the damaged bridge," said FX Police Chief Irwan Arianto. According to him, the presence of police officers at each flood location is very helpful for residents who want to travel through the disaster site because they are assisted by police officers who are always on standby at the flood disaster site.